Under the onslaught of countless self-destructing warships and foul energy, Tsubasa's burning figure was no longer as free as before. He needed to devote some of his power to resisting the pollution of the Dao Domain and the erosion of the Deathly Silence Array, and his efficiency in hunting Domain Level experts had obviously decreased.
But he continued to fight! Each swing of his fiery fists cleared a vast expanse of star field, devouring massive amounts of life essence. He was like Death God dancing in a storm of blood and fire, each step treading on endless corpses, each breath consuming a vast amount of life force.
He clearly felt that the burning state, which was originally expected to last only an hour, was actually extended by constantly absorbing the life essence of the Ōtsutsuki Clan! Although the burning of the soul is irreversible and the overdraft of life cannot be truly compensated, this "replenishment" did allow him to maintain his peak combat power for a much longer time than expected.
However, this "replenishment" brought with it a deeper sense of sorrow and anger. In the eyes of their superiors, these Ōtsutsuki Clan were nothing more than expendable resources, used to extinguish his flame!
The remnants of the Allied Shinobi Forces had retreated to the last line of defense in the asteroid belt. Through a remote observation array, they could clearly see the hellish scene within that Dao Domain.
They saw their Immortal King, burning alone and fighting fiercely amidst an endless horde of enemies.
He saw countless enemies rush towards him like moths to a flame, only to be reduced to ashes.
They also saw the fiery figure, whose movements no longer seemed as fluid as before under the enemy's frenzied and brutal attrition tactics.
"Father..." Tian Yu stood by the porthole of the flagship, her tears long since dried, her beautiful eyes bloodshot with extreme sorrow and anger. She watched her father fight bravely under the enemy's siege, watched him burn himself to buy them a chance to live, and an indescribable tremor surged wildly in the depths of her soul.
She inherited her father's excellent aptitude for immortality, especially in the laws of life and soul, where she possessed extraordinary talent. At this moment, witnessing her father's magnificent burning of life and soul, and feeling the ultimate evolution of the laws of life and death, purification and devouring within the Golden Lotus Dao Domain, a bottleneck within her body that she had been unable to break through began to loosen violently.
Indistinct runes, imbued with the essence of creation and purification of the soul, began to appear and swirl uncontrollably around her. Her aura was rising at an astonishing speed, charging towards the realm that countless cultivators dreamed of— the Immortal King Realm!
" Yu'er!" Tian Yueqing sensed the unusual fluctuations in her daughter's aura, grabbed her hand, and her eyes were filled with worry and anticipation.
"Sister!" Tenchu and the others also gathered around.
Tian Yu slowly turned her head, looking at her mother and siblings, her eyes filled with an unprecedented determination and understanding. "I think... I understand. What Father protected was not just our lives, but also this legacy, this indomitable will... I can't let him bear everything alone!"
She sat cross-legged, closed her eyes, and focused all her energy on channeling the surging power of the laws within her body to break through that final barrier. She had to break through! She needed power to help her father and protect her family!
All the Ten Family and the remnants of the Allied Shinobi Forces held their breath, anxiously watching the hellish battlefield in the distance while protecting Tian Yu, who was breaking through to the Immortal King Realm. Hope and despair intertwined on this last line of defense.
In the distant main battlefield of space, the pressure on Tsubasa is increasing.
The Ōtsutsuki Legion's relentless and frenzied assault, especially the filthy resentment generated by the " Flesh and Blood Sacrifice Grand Formation," was like cold poison, constantly seeping into the Golden Lotus Dao Domain. The golden light was no longer as dazzling as it had been at first, and some dim spots even began to appear on the edges.
The " All-Encompassing Deathly Silence Grand Formation," led by the two city lords, Sekigan and Anzei, was like an invisible shackle, constantly coiling around him, attempting to freeze his immortal fire, making every movement and every attack require more power than before.
"Ugh!" Tsubasa let out a muffled groan as a deathly beam of light, unleashed by dozens of Domain Level Middle Stage commanders, finally pierced through layers of flame protection and grazed his fiery arm. Although it was instantly purified by the immortal fire, the momentary stagnation made him realize that his limit was approaching.
The boundless agony from the burning of his soul assaulted his consciousness like a relentless tide. He could feel his very essence Earth Flow, and even consuming Ōtsutsuki's life essence could not truly replenish the burning of his soul.
"Not enough... The Shinobi World... is not safe yet..." His soul flame flickered, his gaze seemingly piercing through layers of enemy troops, looking towards that asteroid belt. He could vaguely sense a familiar, newborn fluctuation of law that was being conceived and growing there.
"It's Yu'er..." A surge of relief mixed with an even deeper urgency welled up in her heart. "She's about to break through... We must buy her and everyone else more time!"
At that moment, perhaps because of the bond between father and daughter, or perhaps because of the life and soul laws activated by Tian Yu's breakthrough, a resonance resonated across the cosmos with the laws manifested by Tsubasa as she burned herself.
Buzz!
Tsubasa's burning fiery body trembled violently! He felt that his understanding of the withering of life and the burning of the soul had suddenly deepened! At the same time, he gained a new understanding of the fusion and application of the seemingly opposing laws of "purification" and "devouring" in the Golden Lotus Dao Domain!
"Purification to its utmost ends in annihilation, and the ultimate absorption is also a new beginning... I understand!"
He let out a long roar, and the color of the immortal fire burning around him began to subtly change, from pure incandescent white to a faint hint of chaotic color at the edges! Wherever that chaotic flame passed, energy attacks, material warships, or the filthy resentment and deathly law fluctuations were all decomposed, assimilated, and devoured more efficiently!
Nourished by this newfound power, the Jūni-Grade Golden Lotus regained its dim light, and its Dao Domain even expanded slightly in the opposite direction, forcing back the large number of enemy troops that were trying to approach!
"What?! He can actually get stronger?!" The Red Rock City exclaimed in shock.
"He's broken through in his comprehension of the laws! He broke through in a battle that burned his soul?! What... what kind of monster is this?!" The Dark Devouring City's voice trembled slightly.
Ōtsutsuki Genshō's face was extremely grim. He stared intently at the fiery figure in the light screen, whose aura seemed to have become even more refined. His unease and greed reached their peak simultaneously.